Scituate Reservoir
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Scituate Reservoir is the largest freshwater body in Rhode Island and the primary drinking water source for the city of Providence and several surrounding communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scituate Reservoir canonical | 4 |
| Scituate Reservoir watershed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2211256 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scituate Reservoir Context triple: [Providence County, Rhode Island, contains, Scituate Reservoir]
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A.
Malden Reservoir
Malden Reservoir is a man-made water body in Massachusetts that serves as a local water supply and recreational resource within the greater Boston area.
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B.
Wachusett Reservoir
Wachusett Reservoir is a large man-made lake in central Massachusetts that serves as a major drinking water supply for the Greater Boston area.
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C.
Quabbin Reservoir
Quabbin Reservoir is a large man-made lake in central Massachusetts that serves as one of the primary drinking water sources for the Boston metropolitan area and is surrounded by protected forest and wildlife habitat.
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D.
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Chestnut Hill Reservoir is a historic man-made lake in the Chestnut Hill area of Boston, Massachusetts, known for its scenic walking paths and role in the city’s former water supply system.
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E.
Greenfield Reservoir
Greenfield Reservoir is a man-made water reservoir in the Saddleworth area of Greater Manchester, England, forming part of the network of upland reservoirs in the Peak District.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scituate Reservoir Target entity description: Scituate Reservoir is the largest freshwater body in Rhode Island and the primary drinking water source for the city of Providence and several surrounding communities.
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A.
Malden Reservoir
Malden Reservoir is a man-made water body in Massachusetts that serves as a local water supply and recreational resource within the greater Boston area.
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B.
Wachusett Reservoir
Wachusett Reservoir is a large man-made lake in central Massachusetts that serves as a major drinking water supply for the Greater Boston area.
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C.
Quabbin Reservoir
Quabbin Reservoir is a large man-made lake in central Massachusetts that serves as one of the primary drinking water sources for the Boston metropolitan area and is surrounded by protected forest and wildlife habitat.
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D.
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Chestnut Hill Reservoir is a historic man-made lake in the Chestnut Hill area of Boston, Massachusetts, known for its scenic walking paths and role in the city’s former water supply system.
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E.
Greenfield Reservoir
Greenfield Reservoir is a man-made water reservoir in the Saddleworth area of Greater Manchester, England, forming part of the network of upland reservoirs in the Peak District.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drinking water reservoir
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | public access highly restricted ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| category |
Bodies of water of Providence County, Rhode Island
ⓘ
Reservoirs in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedBy | damming of the North Branch Pawtuxet River ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flood control support
ⓘ
public water supply ⓘ |
| hasWatershed |
Pawtuxet River
ⓘ
surface form:
Pawtuxet River watershed
|
| inflow |
Pawtuxet River
ⓘ
surface form:
North Branch Pawtuxet River
|
| largestOfTypeIn | largest freshwater body in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England Upland
ⓘ
surface form:
New England Upland physiographic region
Providence County, Rhode Island ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ Town of Scituate, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Providence, Rhode Island
|
| manMade | true ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the largest inland body of water in Rhode Island
ⓘ
being the primary drinking water source for Providence ⓘ |
| operator | Providence Water Supply Board ⓘ |
| outflow | Pawtuxet River ⓘ |
| owner |
Providence
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Providence
|
| partOf |
Providence Water Supply Board
ⓘ
surface form:
Providence metropolitan water system
|
| primaryUse |
drinking water source
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ |
| protectedFor | drinking water quality ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| servesPopulation | hundreds of thousands of people in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| state | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Cranston
ⓘ
surface form:
Cranston, Rhode Island
Johnston, Rhode Island ⓘ North Providence ⓘ
surface form:
North Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Providence, Rhode Island
Smithfield, Rhode Island ⓘ several surrounding communities in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| waterQualityUse | potable water after treatment ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scituate Reservoir Description of subject: Scituate Reservoir is the largest freshwater body in Rhode Island and the primary drinking water source for the city of Providence and several surrounding communities.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scituate Reservoir watershed